School Nurse ( RN Qualified) FY_

School Nurse ( RN Qualified)

Belgrade Public Schools Story Creek Elementary - Belgrade, Montana Open in Google Maps

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Job : 4954072
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Posted: May 03, 2024 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Title:

School Nurse ( RN Qualified)

Reports to:

Head Nurse or Building Principal & SPED Director

School/Building:
Elementary
-Story Creek

Status:
School Session days

Negotiable Full Time or Part Time

Start Date:

August
16,2024

Salary: $41,000.00-$51,877.00

Working your family schedule and contributing to our local education community,

Competitive benefits package and state retirement plan available.

State retirement package becomes fully vested after five years, matching funds!

Pride in your community’s education

Purpose

To enhance the educational process by maximizing the health and well-being physically, intellectually, socially, and emotionally of school-aged children and adolescents enrolled in the Belgrade School District.

Essential Job Duties

• Manage school health services program in each assigned school.
• Provides basic health care to students, including basic first aid and emergency care for ill and injured student(s).
• Evaluates ill students in accordance to district policies and procedures, and makes parent contact as necessary.
• Perform skilled nursing procedures including planning, training, monitoring, and supervision of students under care.
• Provides student instruction on nutrition, hygiene, grooming, weight control, health promotion, first aid, disease prevention, substance abuse, and related health concerns.
• Maintains accurate health records for each student, including immunizations, mandated health screenings, emergency contact information, and medical history as reported by the parent and health care provider.
• Administer medication, following the district medication policy and physician orders
• Accurately record office visits, medication administration, vision and hearing screenings, and health related concerns.
• Maintain accurate medication logs, medication administration forms, and medication disposal records.
• Review health screening information and record information into the student’s health record.
• Update immunization records and follow state immunization guidelines to ensure immunization compliance.
• Conduct vision and hearing screening.
• Interpret health findings for educational staff regarding the impact of health concerns on learning and accommodations required lement health education programs designed to promote student health and well-being.
• Communicate, educate, and/or instruct school staff regarding information and interventions as outlined in individual health care plans.
• Participate on Individual Education Plan (IEP) teams for students with health/sensory/physical concerns or impairments that may interfere with learning including providing special education related services (direct and/or indirect) in the area of health/physical when needed.
• Manage the care of individual students with special health needs and/or mental health needs through assessment, planning, and evaluation;
  Make observations and assesses condition; implements health care plan for each student referred; counsels with student, parents, and/or teachers about health concerns.
• Utilize and promote optimal communication between the family, school, physician, and/or community agencies.
• Performs routine health screenings for students;
  Conduct health reviews and school nurse health assessments (when necessary) on students being evaluated for special education or receiving special education services.
• Keeps logs of visits and care given.
• Ensures adequate and proper medical supplies are available.
• Receive and carry out…